AFSCME membership approves contract

Oct. 23, 2003

KALAMAZOO -- In an Oct. 21 vote, members of Local 1668 of
the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees,
Michigan AFSCME Council 25 approved a new three-year contract
with Western Michigan University by a 3 to 1 margin.

The contract will now go the WMU Board of Trustees for its
consideration. The board has scheduled a special conference call
meeting for 9:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 31, to consider the contract.
The call will originate from the Connable Board Room in the Bernhard
Center. Details of the agreement are being withheld pending approval
by the WMU trustees.